Those who live it speak out on poverty

This spring across northern California, CHD’s Farmworker Services staff met face-to-face with those in our communities who struggle most to survive, asking what it is they need to break the cycle of poverty. CHD hosted 10 public hearings in accordance with its Community Services Block Grant. The hearings offered a powerful reminder of why we do what we do and how a simple hand up that empowers self-sufficiency is key in California’s War on Poverty…